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The following additional updates have been incorporated into this solicitation.

1) PWS Section 3.1 Bin Re-Configurations (Sites: A1-A5, B1-B4, B6 and C1-C4) has been 

updated to reflect the following:

“On an ad hoc basis, the Customer may request realignment, movement, and or 

relabeling of bins. The Contractor shall perform such changes within a timeframe 

agreed to by the Customer and Contractor. Any bins, racks, labels, or other equipment 

associated with these changes may be purchased by the Contractor via Spot Buy after 

approval by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). In instances where the 

Customer requires a very short turn-around time, a one-time increase in the material 

management fee may be negotiated for these specific tasks. Alternatively, the 

Contractor may perform the changes as workload permits at no additional cost, within 

the timeframe agreed to by the Government. The material management fee is highly 

correlated to the number of bins that are serviced. As such, the material management 

fee may be reviewed at the request of either party when a change, exceeding +/- 10%, 

on a per site basis, occurs from the bin counts, as laid out in Solicitation SPE4A7-23-R0105, Appendix B (FRC-E- 21,919; FRC-SE- 19,652; FRC-SW- 36180). Such a review may 

result in a re-negotiated material management fee which would be updated via a 

bilateral modification. Such a modification will reset the new baseline from which a 

subsequent +/-10% measurement will be applied.”

2) In reference to the table under RFP Section L.7.1, Scenario-Based Responses has been 

removed as a sub-factor. Details related to the Scenario-Based Questions have been 

provided at the bottom of the table within RFP Section L.7.1.

3) Under RFP Section L.7.4, The page limitation for Volume 3, Written 

Technical/Management Proposal has been updated to reflect 40.

4) Regarding RFP Section L.10. Volume 3, Factor II-Technical/Management, the reference 

to the Scenario Based Question Responses Subfactor has been removed from the first 

paragraph.

5) In reference to RFP Section L.10. Volume 3, Factor II-Technical/Management, the 

“Scenario-Based Questions” paragraph has been revised to reflect the following:

“Upon submittal of the official proposal, each offer will be provided with four (4)

additional scenario-based questions which will be used in conjunction with the required 

proposals submitted. Each offeror will have three days in which to complete and return 

the responses to the scenario-based questions. Each question must be answered in no 

more than one (1) page. Responses will be evaluated under the following sub-factors: 

Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Transition Plan and AbilityOne, Small 

Business and Socioeconomic Program Participation.”

6) In reference to RFP Section L.10.1 Volume 3, Factor II, Subfactor One: Supply Chain 

Management, the following verbiage has been added:

“Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #1 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

7) In reference to RFP Section L.10.2 Volume 3, Factor II, Subfactor Two: Quality Assurance, 

the following verbiage has been added:
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“Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #2 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

8) In reference to RFP Section L.10.3 Volume 3, Factor II, Subfactor Three: Transition Plan, 

the following verbiage has been added:

“Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #3 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor."

9) In reference to RFP Section L.10.4 Volume 3, Factor II, Subfactor Four: AbilityOne, Small 

Business and Socioeconomic Program Participation, the following verbiage has been 

added:

“Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #4 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor."

 11) In reference to RFP Section M.1, Subfactor Five: Scenario-Based Responses has been 

removed.

 12) In reference to RFP Section M.4.2 Factor II: Technical/Management, the 

technical/management factor has been revised to reflect four (4) sub-factors.

 13) In reference to RFP Section M.4.2.1 Subfactor One: Supply Chain Management, the 

following requirement has been added: 

“12. Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #1 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

 14) In reference to RFP Section M.4.2.2 Subfactor Two: Quality Assurance, the following 

requirement has been added:

“12. Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #2 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

 15) In reference to RFP Section M.4.2.3 Subfactor Three: Transition Plan, the following 

requirement has been added:

“7. Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #3 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

 16) In reference to RFP Section M.4.2.4 Subfactor Four: AbilityOne, Small Business and 

Socioeconomic Program Participation, the following requirement has been added:

“6. Scenario-Based Response: Your response to the Scenario Based Question #4 will be 

evaluated as part of this subfactor and rated as part of the evaluation of this subfactor.”

 17) RFP Section M.4.2.5 “Subfactor Five: Scenario Based Question Responses.” has been 

removed.

 18) RFP Section M.4.2.6 “Technical/Management Risk Rating.” has been re-numbered to 

reflect M.4.2.5.

Please see the below additional questions and answers associated with this solicitation.

1) In addition to the Section 6.2 Usage Reports (Sites: All; Monthly) and Section 6.15 Report to 

Feed Navy’s NDMS (Sites: A1, B1, C1; 5th and 20th of Each Month), please outline/explain the 

process for audit and traceability of all vendor sourced material placed in bins daily, deemed 

“first receipt” by the Government, and billed during an invoice period in the event that there is 

a discrepancy between the Contractor and the Customer’s quantities being invoiced. 

As referenced in PWS Section 6.1 “Daily Receipt Report”, the Government representative, 
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designated by the COR, will conduct a daily receipt sampling after which the Contractor may 

deliver the material to the Customer’s bins. If there is a discrepancy determined by examination 

of kind, count or condition, this can be resolved through proper elevation by the Contractor, 

Government representative and the designated COR.

2) Is the Contractor required to submit a milestone payment plan with the proposed transition 

milestones?

In reference to RFP Section L.10.3.2, the contractor is not required to submit a milestone 

payment plan with the proposed transition milestones.

3) Pursuant to Addendum to 52.212-4 paragraph (m), in the event of a termination for cause for 

the supplies or services covered by the resultant contract, an assessment of damages for 

administrative costs shall apply for which the Government repurchases the terminated supplies 

or services together with any incidental or consequential damages incurred because of the 

termination. The incidental and consequential damages over and above the $1,350 for 

administrative costs of the repurchase impose unbound liabilities against the Contractor. Given 

that the prescription in FAR 12.403(c)(2) is applicable and is understood to be a more 

customary practice, would the Government revise the language to the standard FAR 52.212-4, 

paragraph (m) Termination for Cause. If not, please provide the rationale for the revised 

language within the above referenced addendum. 

No, the Government will not revise the language to the standard FAR 52.212-4. The expectation 

stated within paragraph (m) Termination for Cause is that the Contractor and the Government 

are to expressly agree that, in addition to any excess costs of repurchase, or any other damages 

resulting from such default, the Contractor shall pay, and the Government shall accept, the sum 

of $1,350.00 as payment in full for the administrative costs of such repurchase. The 

Government reserves the right to have this condition set forth in the RFP.

4) Draft RFP Question No. 4 requested that the Government please consider adding FAR 

52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment-Labor and Material or FAR 52.216-5 Price 

Redetermination-Prospective in the RFP, in which the Government formally answered that the 

Government does not intend to include EPA for labor. Would the government be willing to 

offer rationale for excluding said clauses?

Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) does apply to Commercially Sourced Material. As this is

pursuant to Procurement Note C09 ‘Economic Price Adjustment-Department of Labor Index’,

FAR 52.216-4 ‘Economic Price Adjustment-Labor and Material’ is not required and has not been 

added to the RFP. As depicted in RFP Attachment 8, the material management fee for the base 

period and all option periods are to be provided by contractor in their initial proposal;

therefore, FAR 52.216-5 ‘Price Redetermination-Prospective’ has not been added to the RFP.

5) In reference to the following Q&A from Amendment 002, posted 17 April 2023:

Q: "PWS Paragraph 5.0 states: "The Contractor shall have a T-1 or equivalent bandwidth 

capacity at all Contractor staffed sites to ensure timely processing of electronic data."

A: "Yes, bandwidth requirements are necessary. The contractor is required to provide its own 

internet service provider through the government furnished infrastructure." 

Question: Can the Government please confirm if the current contractor has an existing "T-1" 

line that can be repurposed in the follow-on effort, by the follow-on contractor?

As the contractor is responsible for furnishing its own internet service provider, this “T-1”

element should be addressed between the incumbent and the awardee of the GEN IV contract. 
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6) As a follow-on to the Amendment 3 question and answer #6, for Years 2 – 10 will the 

Government please provide additional clarification as to the mechanism by which Commercially 

Sourced material will be ordered within the CLIN structure. Currently the RFP CLIN 0001 (Year 

1) is the only CLIN noted for Commercially Sourced Material. For each subsequent contract 

year does the Government intend to award commercially sourced material on a single CLIN for 

each year or a single CLIN per period (Base, Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) similar to Material 

Management?

RFP CLIN 0001 will remain as the only CLIN for Commercially Sourced Material. Economic Price 

Adjustment (EPA) will be invoked annually against CLIN 0001, and prices will be adjusted as 

appropriate. CLIN 0001 will be the only CLIN for Commercially Sourced Material for the 10-year 

contract duration.

7) As a follow-on to the Amendment 3 question and answer #6, per Section M.5.3.1.1, CLIN 

0001 is to be priced using the estimated annual demand quantity identified in Attachment 1 for 

Year 1 and may not reflect the quantities actually realized during contract performance. If the 

realized annual demand quantities differ from the estimated annual demand quantity and 

result in the established CLIN Value being insufficient to cover demand costs, will the funding 

for Commercially Sourced Material be adjusted to account for such costs? If so, will the 

government please amend the RFP to define such or offer rationale for not changing?

As this solicitation will be awarded as a Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA)

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, the Government is not required to 

compensate the contractor for a change in demand. 

8) In accordance with FAR subpart 16.5, specifically 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract 

clauses, please consider inclusion of FAR 52.216-18 Ordering and FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite 

Quantity.

As this IPV contract will not be structured for the issuance of delivery orders, FAR 52.216-18 

‘Ordering’ is not being added to the RFP. Delivery orders will only be issued when (and if) 

Worldwide Demand (WWD) is activated for appliable items, and delivery orders will be issued 

for kitting items. FAR 52.216-22 ‘Indefinite Quantity’ has not been added to the RFP. The 

rationale for this is that the demand for these contract items is always changing. FAR 52.216-

22(b) references a “maximum” and a “minimum” order quantity, and a maximum and minimum 

order quantity do not apply to this contract.

9) As a follow-on to the Amendment 3 question and answer #1, it was noted that the following 

six (6) NSN's are NOT CSI:

5306 001562338 S

5306 011422132 F

5331 012344763 S

5306 001562336 S

5306 001562342 S

5306 006384633 F

When looking at the data contained in the PubLog file published 1-May-2023, "PubLog", it 
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notes that the above NSN's are CSI. However, review of the RFP file “Navy_IPV_RFP_Att_03-

PID-PACK Text_1_23_23.txt” indicates that these NSNs are not CSI. Based on this information, 

if the PubLog file published 1-May-2023 is correct, please confirm that the PID data will be 

updated to reflect that these NSNS are in fact CSI. 

To confirm, these items are not CSI and have not historically been coded as CSI. The current

PID-PACK Text will remain posted as is. 

10) In order to ensure suppliers bid the necessary quantity and are able to support the 

expected demand, could the government confirm the accuracy of the Unit of Issue (column D), 

Max Bin Level (column K) and EADs (columns L, M, and N) provided on Navy_IPV_RFP_Att_01-

Market Basket_8-Supplemental Pricing Wksht_6-Kitting_Amdt_1 (Attachment 1)? The excel file 

included with this question, "Attachment to Navy IPV Gen IV Question No. 39_ 5-24-23" 

provides 27 NIINs where the quantities provided on Attachment 1 differ substantially from past 

DLA procurement history or the unit of issue does not match current item information in 

Publog.

In addition, could the government clarify units of issue and quantity differences between the 

proposal attachments. For example, on Attachment 1 NIIN 009187137 indicates the UI is EA 

with an EAD of 12719 but Attachment 2 indicates a CONTRACT UI of PG and a AEQ of 248. Is 

the quantity on Attachment 1 indicating a quantity of 12719 each and the quantity on 

attachment 2 indicating a quantity of 248 pg (packages?)

Contractors are to propose in accordance with the quantity and unit of issue (UI) indicated in 

the Market Basket. (Attachment 1)

11) Section L.12 of the RFP lists the requirements for Factor IV: Price Proposal which includes 

written narratives to accompany the pricing. In the formatting instructions in Section L.7.1, the 

RFP states that Factor IV: Price Proposal should be in PDF and Microsoft Excel but does not 

address Microsoft Word. For ease of evaluation, would the government be amenable to 

accepting Microsoft Word along with PDF to accommodate the supporting narratives that 

accompany the pricing?

No. Per Section L.7.1, the Government requires that Factor IV: Price Proposal be provided in 

PDF and Microsoft Excel formats.

12) In accordance with DFARS 227.7103-6 and given that DFARS 252.227-7014 is included in the 

RFP, will the Government consider replacing FAR 52.227.14 Rights in Data – General (MAY 

2014) with DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data - Other Than Commercial Products 

and Commercial Services?

No. FAR 52.227.14 will remain in the solicitation.